~Toadstool Castle~
*The team returns to the castle to give out the bad news*
*A Toadstool appears*
Peach: Toad!
Toad: Princess! I got your call. Are you okay? What happened?
Luigi: That new threat from last year? We got a good look at them.
*The other Toadstools listen on*
Gloria: They'll be coming here soon! We have to-
*Phone vibrates*
Hop: *Checks his phone* Oh, my goodness. *Answers* You okay, Vic?
Victor (Over the phone): We're all okay. No need to worry about us.
*The team sighs with relief*
Mario (Over the phone): Hold your phone up.
Hop: *Does so*
Mario (Over the phone): Listen, everyone!
~Beach~
Tony: *Using a makeshift icepack*
Mario: A new threat has surfaced right now. A threat much worse than when Bowser was around. We really need to band together this time if we are to save our home.
~Toadstool Castle~
Toad: But these guys look more dangerous than Bowser. I don't think we'll be able to suppress them if we go at it alone.
Mario (Over the phone): I didn't mean just you guys. Head to the Jungle Kingdom, and give Cranky Kong the heads-up. We need every single kingdom working together, 'cause who knows how powerful this new enemy can be.
General: You heard him. Head for the Jungle Kingdom! And evacuate the city!
*The Toadstools do so*
Largan: I need to contact my kingdom somehow.
Luigi: I'll handle it for you. *Heads to another room*
~Mushroom Kingdom~
As Bowser's Castle looms over the Mushroom Kingdom, the Toadstools frantically evacuate as quickly as possible.
~Bowser's Castle~
Kiyotaka: *Observing the evacuation* How pitiful.
~Toadstool Castle~
*The team prepares themselves for a battle with the Crimson Elite*
Sandy: Come on. Come on! You wanna a piece of us?
*Bowser's Castle comes crashing onto the front of Toadstool Castle*
*Soldiers emerge and surround the team*
*A familiar quartet emerges*
Kiyotaka: Princess Peach. We have finally encountered each other in person.
Peach: *Notices a familiar object* I see you have a Super Star in your possession.
Kiyotaka: And we'll show both my world and yours what we could potentially do with it. Now, you don't want to picture such a drastic vision, do you?
Peach: ...
Luigi: ...
Toad: ...
Patrick: ...
Sandy: ...
Squidward: ...
Gloria: ...
Hop: ...
Marnie: ...
Bede: ...
Largan: ... *Whispers to Peach* What should we do?
Peach: ... *Whispers* Play along for now.
Largan: *?* Huh?
Peach: No, I don't wish to picture such a thing. What do you want?
Kiyotaka: Simple, really. The Crimson Elite will achieve something that this castle's previous ruler failed to do: Take over the Mushroom Kingdom. *Grabs Kikyō's hand* Except... I already have a queen. *Kisses it* So, I suggest a proper surrender signing for everyone to see. The inhabitants will be spared in the end, but they'll have to settle in with the new status quo.
Kikyō: It's your choice.
Peach: ... Okay. I'll have a look at your treaty.
Kiyotaka: Good choice.
*The team reluctantly surrenders*
Largan: Is this really a wise choice?
Peach: ... You'll see.
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FanfictionA group of friends, led by an autistic young man and a happy-go-lucky humanoid sea sponge, are about to embark on a hectic adventure into a world they once thought to be fictional to stop a devious pack of nobles from dominating their homes. However...
